Volunteer Member of Fund Development Committee

Restorations Second Stage Homes (“Restorations”) exists to support survivors of sexual exploitation and human trafficking by providing long-term residential housing (at "Nancy's House") and survivor-led peer programming.

Nancy's House is the first of its kind second-stage, long-term transitional home for survivors of trafficking and exploitation in Burlington, Ontario. Providing a safe home for 3 survivors of human trafficking and through a trauma informed and strengths-based approach, Restorations builds and nurtures trusting, long-term relationships between survivors of sexual exploitation and staff, volunteers, and the wider community as a foundation to recovery, healing, empowerment, and success.

Restorations also employs individuals with lived experience of trafficking and exploitation as Peer Advocates to deliver the Survivor-Led Peer Advocacy program. The program exists to promote collaborative relationships that empower survivors.

The Fund Development Committee is a standing committee of the Board of Directors. The purpose of the Fund Development Committee is to assist the Board of Restorations in fulfilling its governance responsibilities with respect to fund development, fundraising, and meeting the revenue generating obligations of the charity.

Responsibilities of the Fund Development Committee include:
● Working in collaboration with the Executive Director and staff to develop a revenue diversification strategy based on RSSH's strategic priorities.
● Creating a Fund Development plan that supports and encourages community and corporate engagement with RSSH in both the short term and long term.
● Supporting staff and volunteers to identify, research, solicit, foster and steward major prospective donors so as to build ongoing support.
● Establishing, running, promoting and supporting fundraising events/activities.
● Monitoring and evaluating progress in meeting fundraising targets.
● Identifying and maintaining a list of existing and potential sponsors and donors.
● Assuming the lead for chosen fundraising activities.
● Overseeing, in collaboration with the Communications Team, the management of interactions with stakeholders: promotion of events, obtaining funds or in-kind services, and ensuring the recognition of donors as well as the stewardship and reporting of gift impact.
● Overseeing the formation/review of policies and procedures associated with the Fund Development Committee's activities so that they are conducted in accordance with CRA regulations, that they adhere to fundraising best practices, and so that they are in keeping with any agreements with partners, sponsors, companies or agencies.
● Performing such additional tasks as delegated to the committee from time to time.